911 Briefs -- Published Oct. 22, 2013

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Oct 22, 2013 at 12:01 AM

WILSEYVILLE - Two 18-year-olds were riding a 2008 Eagle scooter without helmets in rural Calaveras County shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday when the driver, Jackie Elrod Jr., claimed the brakes "locked up," causing him to lose control, run off the road and overturn the scooter, the California Highway Patrol reported.

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WILSEYVILLE - Two 18-year-olds were riding a 2008 Eagle scooter without helmets in rural Calaveras County shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday when the driver, Jackie Elrod Jr., claimed the brakes "locked up," causing him to lose control, run off the road and overturn the scooter, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Elrod and his passenger, Katelyn Whitmore Hoey, ended up on the ground with minor injuries and were taken to an area hospital for treatment, according to a report.

The scooter was reportedly traveling at 20 to 25 miles per hour at the time of the crash and did not have the proper motorcycle endorsement, the CHP reported.

LATHROP - Deputies spotted a man and woman using white spray paint to paint a vehicle Sunday morning while under the Manthey Road bridge that crosses Paradise Cut.

Further investigation discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen out of San Ramon, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

After taking them into custody around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, deputies conducted an inventory search of the vehicle and discovered two glass mason jars and a plastic cylinder containing approximately 74 grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana.